How many students at WGU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 210,208 students have enrolled in Western Governors University with 155,088 undergraduate and 55,120 graduate students.
By gender, 85,706 male and 124,502 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (6,772 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
210,208 students are enrolled exclusively, and - students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Western Governors University has a total of 210,208 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 155,088 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 55,120 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 85,706 male and 124,502 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 210,208 | 155,088 | 55,120 |
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| Men | 85,706 | 68,898 | 16,808 |
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| Women | 124,502 | 86,190 | 38,312 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 107,865 White, 29,374 Black, and 9,180 Asian students out of a total of 210,208 are attending at Western Governors University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Western Governors University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2,189 | 914 | 1,275 |
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| Asian | 9,180 | 5,064 | 4,116 |
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| Black | 29,374 | 11,382 | 17,992 |
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| Hispanic | 30,296 | 13,978 | 16,318 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 940 | 403 | 537 |
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| White | 107,865 | 42,802 | 65,063 |
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| Two or more races | 7,603 | 3,401 | 4,202 |
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| Race Unknown | 22,734 | 7,749 | 14,985 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1,636 | 735 | 901 |
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| Asian | 6,622 | 3,948 | 2,674 |
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| Black | 22,172 | 9,149 | 13,023 |
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| Hispanic | 24,111 | 11,804 | 12,307 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 721 | 339 | 382 |
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| White | 78,136 | 34,014 | 44,122 |
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| Two or more races | 6,012 | 2,859 | 3,153 |
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| Race Unknown | 15,664 | 6,043 | 9,621 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 553 | 179 | 374 |
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| Asian | 2,558 | 1,116 | 1,442 |
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| Black | 7,202 | 2,233 | 4,969 |
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| Hispanic | 6,185 | 2,174 | 4,011 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 219 | 64 | 155 |
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| White | 29,729 | 8,788 | 20,941 |
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| Two or more races | 1,591 | 542 | 1,049 |
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| Race Unknown | 7,070 | 1,706 | 5,364 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, WGU has 114 students under 18 years old and 209 students over 65 years old. There are 29,473 students under 25 years old, and 180,510 students over 25 years old out of 210,208 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 112 students are younger than 18 and 184 students are older than 65. WGU has 26,243 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 128,787 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at WGU, 2 students are younger than 18 and 25 students are older than 65. It has 3,230 graduate students aged under 25 and 51,723 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 114 | 67 | 47 |
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| 18-19 | 1,838 | 1,049 | 789 |
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| 20-21 | 6,882 | 3,750 | 3,132 |
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| 22-24 | 20,639 | 11,264 | 9,375 |
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| 25-29 | 46,809 | 24,892 | 21,917 |
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| 30-34 | 43,059 | 23,921 | 19,138 |
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| 35-39 | 34,530 | 21,032 | 13,498 |
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| 40-49 | 40,706 | 27,380 | 13,326 |
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| 50-64 | 15,197 | 10,861 | 4,336 |
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| Over 65 | 209 | 140 | 69 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 112 | 66 | 46 |
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| 18-19 | 1,825 | 1,041 | 784 |
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| 20-21 | 6,721 | 3,650 | 3,071 |
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| 22-24 | 17,585 | 8,999 | 8,586 |
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| 25-29 | 35,793 | 17,467 | 18,326 |
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| 30-34 | 32,595 | 17,085 | 15,510 |
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| 35-39 | 24,604 | 14,315 | 10,289 |
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| 40-49 | 26,568 | 17,176 | 9,392 |
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| 50-64 | 9,043 | 6,235 | 2,808 |
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| Over 65 | 184 | 125 | 59 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 18-19 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
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| 20-21 | 161 | 100 | 61 |
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| 22-24 | 3,054 | 2,265 | 789 |
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| 25-29 | 11,016 | 7,425 | 3,591 |
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| 30-34 | 10,464 | 6,836 | 3,628 |
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| 35-39 | 9,926 | 6,717 | 3,209 |
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| 40-49 | 14,138 | 10,204 | 3,934 |
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| 50-64 | 6,154 | 4,626 | 1,528 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 155,088 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 22,305 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.38%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 132,783 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 22,305 |
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WGU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 210,208 students are enrolled at WGU.
155,088 undergraduate and 55,120 graduate students are enrolled at WGU.
85,706 male (40.77%) and 124,502 female (59.23%) students are attending WGU.
27 international students (0.01%) are enrolled at WGU, including 14 undergraduate and 13 graduate students.
WGU has a student population that is diverse: 107,865 White (51.31%), 29,374 Black (13.97%), and 9,180 Asian (4.37%) students are enrolled.
114 students are under 18 and 209 students are over 65 years old.